After that choose the “Free selection”-tool. Draw a selection as seen on the picture.

10

Now choose Selection / Invert. Cut that part or just delete it using DEL (or CTRL+K in GIMP 2.2).
Deactivate the current selection by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+A or Selection / None

11

The next step is to create some more cuts into the parchment. Use the free selection tool for this again. Cut many small cranks into the parchment. You can also do small very thin ones in the middle.

12

Now we’re adding a darker border to it.

- Right click in the layers dialog. “Alpha to selection”. This gives us a perfect selection of the layer.
- Add a new empty layer
- Selection / Invert
- Fill this selection with #7a340d
- Selection / None

13

Apply Filter / Blur / Gaussian: 75.

14

Activate the parchement layer. Choose “alpha to selection” from the right click context menu of the layers dialog again.

Activate the just blurred layer. Press CTRL+I to invert the selection and the press DEL to delete the unwanted parts. The brown inner shine should be visible now.

The hard part is done ;) Now you can finetune your parchment paper by using Brightness and Contrast. Or you can apply the depth-effect again if you want more crinkle! Feel free to play around with it.

15

You can the add a photo to it or write some text or you can also add an old map to make your own treasure map! Have fun!

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So like most I got stuck at step 13. Well, I found a round about way to get the same effect, thought I'd share the steps. Be warned, it's much more extensive and I'm sure there is a better way, but I'm a relatively new Gimp user.

1. Right click the layer with the parchment --> alpha to selection (The outline of the parchment should highlight)
2. Click the Brown edged layer (with the parchement cutout in the middle)
3. Use the fill tool to fill in the middle. It will all be the same uniform brown but the dotted outline of the parchement will still be there)
4. Select --> invert. Now you should have a brown silhouette of the parchment and transparency around the edges (black may show through from the black layer)
5. Click the black layer. Dotted selection line should still be up and on invert) Delete the edges so that you have a black silhouette of the parchment.
6. You should have three layers all with the same shape. The parchment paper (If it is not the top layer, move it into that position now), then the brown layer and then the black.
7. Unselect (Alt+Shift+A)
8. Select the top layer (parchment layer)
9. Eraser tool: Opacity: 28
Brush: Hardness 050
Size: 402
Aspect Ratio: 0
Angle: 0
10. Click aroud the edges of the parchment. The brown will bleed through. Click multiple time in the same spot for a darker effect.
Note: If you use the edge of the eraser circle, you get a narrower edge and softer coloring (what I did), but you can play with it ;)
11. Follow the next steps if you also want a black burnt effect.
12. Right click top layer and "Merge down".
13. Use same eraser tool on same settings. The black color will now come through.
14. Eureka! It's done!

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escorts St. Tropez

over 4 years ago

I do not even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post was good. I don?t know who you are but certainly you?re going to a famous blogger if you are not already Cheers!

For those blocked at step 12... I tried without Select -> None and it works with the same effect as in the tutorial.

Ciao,
Emi

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Gazrated this topic with 5/5

over 7 years ago

All you guys commenting with stuff not working, I did it with the latest GIMP version. :P. Plastic noise is found under Filters>Render>Cloud>Plastic Noise. Also, the channels tab is always there. Anyways, LOVE IT. Thanks so much. I really needed this for an English porject.

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Geeze

over 7 years ago

"PLASTIC NOISE" is "SOLID NOISE" in 2.6.8...

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EnKrated this topic with 5/5

over 7 years ago

I had a blast walking through this tutorial, and I thank you for your time. Yes, from the last person who left a comment - I couldn't find the "Plastic Noise", so I had a little trouble with that step-by-step. Otherwise, you shoudl be commended. That was fun and educational. I thank you for your time.

I can't find plastic noise either. What list did you finally see it in? I'm searching manual, googling, have examined the filter menu and sub menu six times.

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Secret

over 7 years ago

Thanks! But, I am using GIMP 2.6.7

Some stuff is not there. Anyways, I did some stuff and some other stuff and made an old book cover. LOL.

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Mahendran

about 8 years ago

This is awesome..! really great works well :)

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Xtraspecialj

over 8 years ago

nevermind, i see it up in the list, disregard my above comment (#28)

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Xtraspecialj

over 8 years ago

Umm, Step 6, I went to Filters|Render| But there is no Plastic Noise selection. I even searched in the manual and there is absolutely nothing like that. A google search for "Plastic Noise" only links to this same tutorial. What the heck is that and how do I get it. I'm stuck, Please help

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Doug

over 8 years ago

Thanks a bunch for the tutorial! It was awesome, almost magic. When I got through I realized that I wanted the edges to have a smoother look. I waish I would have just checked "Feather Edges" and set it at 2 or so. Also I added one more step which I really liked. Filters > Enhance > GREYCstoration. I maight have done it 2 iterations, other than that, I didn't change any settings. I used Gimp 2.6.4 on Mac Os 10.5.6

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Merissa

over 8 years ago

All of this is great for me except step 8. In the bump map section of the lighting effect I do not have the option to choose the crinkle layer I made. I only have a drop down box with 2 of my layers as choices. I'm using version 2.6.4. I really want this to work...can anyone help me with this? Thank you!

oops, sorry for the double comment. anyway, I can't cut/delete that part in step 10. D:

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sandra

almost 9 years ago

[Sazzy] Those number/letter thing as you say are colour codes sort of. Like, FFFFFF is white and 000000 is black.

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sandra

almost 9 years ago

[Sazzy] Those number/letter thing as you say are colour codes sort of. Like, FFFFFF is white and 000000 is black.

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Sazzy

almost 9 years ago

I am really new to Gimp and any graphics program.
In step #2 it says to "Create a new transparent layer, fill it with #bc8b46." Again in Step #12 "Fill this selection with #7a340d" I have no idea what the number/letter thing is. Where am I entering those values?

helllo okay i was wondering... if you were to say put a desk / wood like background in a layer under the paper layer... to make it look like its on a table , how would you go about making wood / desk texture? also in stead of a wood/desk textue what if you were to make everything but the letter invisable... i dont know how to make a area invisable..